Sailor Moon Millennium – Dark Sun Rising
Chapter # 7 – Tasha's Ballard : Claimed  –
Created February 2nd, 2002
By K.W. Isenor (sailor_sun_@hotmail.com) & Jason (Omartin6@home.com)

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Falling to her knees Sailor Shaula didn't know what to think. She didn't really know exactly know what had just happened. She remembered the attraction to Takai, then the contact between them for a mew moments, then a blow in the head.

De'mitri watched them then smiled to Nova, "goodbye comrade." He said as he vanished.

The other senshi walked over to Sailor Shaula, they hadn't seen what happened between the shy senshi and their enemy. "Are you alright?" Sailor Sun asked.

When the other senshi nodded her head Sailor Sun turned to Eclipse. "Can you fill me in what is going on here?"

The guardian nodded, "like your aunt your cousin chose to become evil, unlike your aunt she also has a deep hatred for all others. Angry, alone save for you princess, she became a recluse and vanished a few years before the end of the sun kingdom, no one knew what happened to her, you were devastated."

Nova nodded slowly, "there were talks that her suitor wasn't human, but those could not be proven until now," she said sadly, seeing her friend De'mitri hurt, she couldn't believe that he was fighting for the Akujun’s forces. And that he'd trained Ravina.”

"What made Ravina decide to turn to being evil, why the dark side?" sailor Sun asked with a frustrated sigh.

"No one knows, she just disappeared. But I do remember that she hated her own mother for not paying attention to her and loving her like a true mother should." Eclipse said, "she was caught using dark magic’s once and then her status as a scout was taken away."

"Please Eclipse, Nova, tell me everything that you know. I . . . I need to hear all of this to be able to understand it all."

Eclipse nodded slowly, "you and your cousin were very close for many years, and you both seemed happy. But she had a dark side. She would do just about anything to prove that she was the daughter your aunt wanted. But after Queen Hecate was banished, she simply disappeared. It was assumed she'd gone with her mother, it was then that a man named Shang Tsung told your mother that she had been captured by a tyrant from another realm, Tsung offered to get her out but by then your mother discovered that he was the tyrant's chief sorcerer and tried to have him banished."

"What happened next?" Daystar Knight asked with keen interest.

"Tsung told her that since she spurned his help then he would not bring her back, that he would instead bring her to another interested party, and that she would see one of the other being's warriors and that he would not be responsible for the consequences."

"That interested party was Skorr, he attacked the Sun Kingdom with powers that no one had ever seen before, alongside a Sailor scout known as Sailor Eclipse, a dark scout who held considerable power, and who lead a group of evil fallen Scouts all of whom had evil in their souls, they caused much chaos and mayhem before your mother banished Skorr to a stone called the heart of darkness, a freelancing wizard had suggested it to her as a way to stop Skorr."

"It was before Hecate attacked, and your memories were erased." Eclipse said sadly. "The one that placed you in the same age of Princess Serenity."

"So where was Sailor Eclipse this whole time? What happened to her when Skorr was trapped." Sailor Sun asked.

"No one knows, presumably she was serving the Akujun."

"So how is she here now. You must know!" Sailor Sun looked from eclipse to Nova with hopeful eyes.

The dogs shook their head, before Nova fidgeted a bit. "De'mitri may know" she said.

Sailor Capella leaned over to look Nova in the eyes. "Now if I recall correctly, this De'mitri called you a friend. Is their something you want to tell us Nova?"

She looked away sadly, "he - he was once."

"How did you know each other?" Sailor Pollux asked. "Was it when you were on the Sun Kingdom?"

She nodded slowly, "he was a prankster then, always getting into trouble, never taking his status as a guardian seriously, after one prank he was expelled as a guardian and I never saw him again."

"I never knew that Guardians could be expelled, he must have been really bad. Was De'metri the only one ever to get expelled?" Sailor Sun asked.

"Him and another bat named Katrina" Nova said as she looked away.

"If you don't want to talk about this you don't have to." Sailor Capella suggested as she gave a rub to Nova's ears.

She nodded then sat down, Eclipse not looking too happy because Nova was sad.

"Well what are we to do now? With this new Sailor Eclipse chick and Skorr everything has just become much harder." Sailor Spica said angrily.

"Keep fighting," Eclipse said just as a blood red and silver motorcycle zoomed past them, the driver almost hitting Sailor Spica before the biker stopped at the Walker household.

"Jerk!" Sailor Spica called angrily. Sailor Shaula put a finger to her lips to get the orange hair senshi to shut up.

"What are they doing at my house?" Sailor Sun asked as she de-transformed with the others.

The rider was dressed in red and black, with a black leather duster and a medallion with a scorpion emblem in the middle, removing the helmet they noticed it was a Hispanic girl a bit taller then Tasha who had opened up her window then dropped out beside her, both girls lighting up, the newcomer's hair was dyed hot pink and had two black streaks in it.

"Hey Bi," Tasha said as she looked at her friend.

"Hello sistah," the girl, Bianca said as she hugged her friend.

Jessica and the others creped over to the bushes where they watch Tasha and her old friend with keen interest.

"Man TJ you were right, this place is off the rack. Wanna go hit an atm or somethin'?" Bianca asked in her southern accented voice.

Tasha nodded a bit, then groaned in pain. Her ribs were flaring up again.

"Wha's wrong sugah?" Bianca asked.

"Ribs think I cracked 'em."

Bianca sighed, "lemme have a looksee at 'em" she said and Tasha complied, "whoa dahlin' no wonder ya hurtin'," she said as she looked at her friend's stomach the way a doctor would.

 "Tanks Bi," Tasha said as she sat down and Bianca got her cycle out of the garage, "where'dya git da bike?" she asked.

"Stole it after my plane landed, then faked the license plates." Bianca said with a grin.

"Sweet" Tasha said with a laugh.

"Yeah, so where's thet cous o' yers?" Bianca asked.

"Probably spazzin' over how I am dese days." Tasha said with a shrug, "wish she could just understand." She said.

Bianca nodded, "yeah Ahh know the feelin'" she said as they both put their helmets on.

Jessica and her friends walked around the corner and pretended to be talking about something. Looking up Jessica pretended to see the new girl for the first time. "Oh hello, I don't believe we have met."

Bianca took her helmet off, her mid length hair bouncing a bit as she looked over at Jessica, "name's Bianca, an' I kin see why TJ's gitten all upset 'round these parts."

Tasha sighed and looked away. "Why? I don't see anything wrong around here." Jessica took a step forward. "I’m Jessica, Tasha's cousin."

Bianca nodded, "yeah Ahh figuhad you were, look just leave 'er 'lone" she snapped.

"Bi, just let it be" Tasha said.

"I am sorry, did I say something wrong?" Jessica asked innocently.

"No Ahh won't you were the one who told me that you felt confined an' restricted heah!" Bianca snapped.

Tasha looked down at the ground, "le's just go okay Bi?" she asked. Bianca nodded and they both started their cycles.

"Will you be out late?" Jessica asked, she really didn't want to sound too worried, she knew that the best way to get Bianca not to hate her would not to come down on Tasha.

"Yeah" Tasha said as Bianca flashed a look at her then at Madison.

"Hey TJ? the red haired gurl the one who ya gave the nose job to?"

Tasha nodded once, not wanting to get Bianca started, she needed to get away right now.

"Heh looks like she needed a nose job anyways" Bianca said with an arrogant smug grin.

"Alright then, I will keep the back door unlocked for you. Try not to make too much noise when you come in." Jessica stated as she turned to walk to the front door.

Clenching her fists Madison forced a smile onto her face and didn't say a word as she followed after Jessica.

Bianca looked after them then at Alissa, "you the one who was bein' all nice to mah fellow chica heah?" she asked her. Alissa nodded nervously. Bianca smiled a bit then extended her right hand, "right nice ta meet someone whose none judgmental o' TJ heah" she said. "Bianca Simms."

Shaking Bianca's hand Alissa smiled. "Alissa John. Please to meet you."

"Right nice o' yas," Bianca said. "Ya should pick bitter friend though, yers aren't very kind ta TJ, specially when she needs ta be alone an all."

"My friends are great, I guess I just understand Tasha a bit better." Alissa explained.

Bianca nodded, a bit in thanks then while Tasha was taking out another cigerette she took Allison by the hand. "Look it was pretty much hell fer her when me'n'Kat found her lyin' in a ditch, she'd been beaten pretty badly by the people who messed her up an' all. Ahh patched her up an' den we took her to the place where we hung out. TJ didn't trust us at ferst 'cause she'd been through alot." She explained.

“I try to be there for her, but it is hard because she pushes everyone away. Not wanting anyone to come close to her." Alissa whispered.

Bianca nodded, "well it helps when people aren't tellin' her what ta do, she thinks her cousin doesn't understand her nomore, and even Ahh kin see thet."

"Any friendly advice?" Alissa asked hopefully.

"Just try ta be there but don't tell her what ta do, the way she figuahs it, her cous just sees her as the innocent lille gurl she used ta be. She ain't thet way nomore. Death'n'rape are two o' the ultimate innocence killers."

Alissa nodded her head in shock. "I will do just that, again it was nice meeting you Bianca. I'll see you around." Alissa walked towards the open front door.

"Bet yer bottum dollah ya will," she said as the two girls floored their motorcycles and left.

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Madison grumbled, "nice friend that Bianca," she said as she clenched a hand into a fist.

"I liked her, she was very nice to me. You just have to give her a chance Madison." Alissa said as she sat down on the sofa.

"I want to punch them both in the nose."

Jessica glared at her friend. "Please, don't say that. Besides we have some very important matters to discuss." Jessica pointed out.

"Yeah like Skorr and Sailor Eclipse, since when has there ever been a a fallen scout?" she asked.

"None that I know of," Nova said with a shake of her head, "then Skorr and they came. Eclipse, Malice, Archais and Nightstalker were devestating, and so were Skorr's sisters Cheriss and Seraphym."

"You mean to tell me what there is a whole group of fallen senshi and more demons to the weird family?!" Jennifer said in disbelief.

Eclipse nodded slowly, "Cheriss and Seraphym looked like angels, but they were demons. Not as powerful as Skorr was but powerful enough."

"That must be one messed up family tree." Jennifer added.

Shaking her head Jessica looked at Nova and Eclipse. "Is there any way in which we can make a senshi un-fallen?" The red head asked.

Eclipse shook his head, "they have to choose."

"Oh I don't know if this is of any importance but I heard Skorr mention someone or something called Archais." Alissa blurted.

Nova blinked as she exchanged a glance with Eclipse. "Sailor Archais, her name means daughter of chaos in the demon tongue." She explained.

Eclipse nodded, "her powers were the opposite of yours Madison."

"So what about here?" Jessica asked with a shrug of her shoulders.

"We have to figure out what Skorr and the others are planning, and find out who the Apocalypse scouts are, from what I can gather, they must be trying to reawaken them for some plan of theirs."

"What good would that do? If you don't mind me asking that is." Brooke said softly from the corner.

"We may be able to prevent them from carrying out their plan."

"Well then we had better start trying to figure this out then." Jessica said as she sighed. "Another tail of the Stellar Senshi has just begun."

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The bell rang at the Halifax school of Grammar and the students entered, most quietly going to their lockers and getting ready for school, as Jessica and the others entered, she looked around for Tasha. She hadn't come back home.

"Have any of you see Tasha?" Jessica asked as she looked at her friends.

The door opened and Tasha walked in, Bianca beside her - both them dressed in black jeans, Tasha with a black t-shirt that advertised a Sex Pistols concert, Bianca wearing a red shirt that advertised a Metallica concert, their dusters almost flying behind the two girls who were both wearing Doc Marten's boots.

Jessica stood by the wall nervously. Alissa put up a hand to her friend. "Let me talk to Tasha and Bianca. I can see about getting them enrolled, Tasha needs space." with that Alissa walked over towards the two girls. "Good to see you again Bianca, do you need to be enrolled?" Alissa asked with a warm smile.

She nodded, "sure do." She said before she and Tasha shared a smile, "wonder if Matheson's gonna be late" Bianca said. 

Tasha choked back a laugh, they'd flooded her car late at night, "hell yeah."

Not knowing what to say to the girls weird behavior Alissa smiled widley. "Please follow me and I can see to getting you signed in, are you in the same grade as Tasha?"

Bianca nodded once, as she and Tasha both looked at each other then at Madison. "Ahh'll git enrolled later, just going ta hang with TJ" she said with a smile.

"Oh alright then." Alissa replied.

The vice principle entered the school, her shoes wet, along with some of her clothes, she looked very very angry, her anger even grew when she noticed Tasha, Bianca, and Alissa. "What happened Mrs. Matheson?" Alissa asked with concern in her voice.

Bianca and Tasha began to crack up, "we're sorry boss, but we like thought your car needed to be washed." Tasha said, imitating a valley girl stereotype.

"Looks like she ain't gonna pay us fer gittin' her car cleaned fer her." Bianca said as the two girls howled with laughter.

The vice principle glared at the two girls. "Tasha!" She said angrily then looked to the other girl. "And your friend have a lot of explaining. Not to mention some serious punishment."

The two girls laughed even harder, "wel least ya have a car with a swimming pool in it," both girls said as they laughed.

"Both of you will have to help janitors after school as well as be enrolled in the upcoming talent show. There is no way out of this Tasha!"

The two girls looked at her then laughed even harder, "like it was worth it!" they said as they howled with laughter, Jessica and the others staring at them in shock.

"Go to my office now!" Mrs. Matheson said angrily as she walked ahead of the two girls leaving water on the floor.

They both continued to laugh, "yes sir!!" they chorused with two mock salutes. Alissa shook her head and went to class with Jessica and the others. The two girls laughed as they followed a very irate Mrs Matheson.

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:: The Talent Show :: 

"Ya sure ya want ta do this one TJ?" Bianca asked her friend, as they got ready. "Ahh mean Ahh know how sensative ya are when people laugh a'cha." She said.

"Yeah Bi, I'm sure. 'sides I want to express to Jessica and the others. I want to tell them how I feel and this is the only way I can think of." She said.

"Alright but if it goes badly do Ahh git ta crack a few bones?" Bianca asked.

Tasha nodded as they headed for the stage, while they had both gotten enrolled, they were both still wearing their clothes from earlier, although Tasha was now wearing a black shirt with the words Metallica on the front.

Jessica, her family and her friends all sat in the front row wanting to show Tasha their support, even though she was forced into it. The curtains opened and everyone became quiet.

The lights on the stage dimmed and Tasha walked out, Bianca holding a guitar, while she had a harmonica in her mouth. "Dis is how I feel 'bout my sit, an' dis is goin' out ta my family." She said with a smile, though she was somewhat nervous. "And to a friend o' mine dat I made here."

Taking a deep breath she began to sing, in a hauntingly sweet yet sad voice.

My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
There's a dog at yer back step
She must come in from outta da rain
I fall 'cause I let go
The net below has right away
So my eyes seek reality
An' my fingers seek my veins
The trash fire is warm
But no where safe from the storm
An' I can't bear to see
What I've let me be
So wicked and worn

Inhaling then exhaling again she plastered a smile on her face, hiding the tears that would have emerged.

So as I write to you
Of what is done and to do
Maybe you'll understand
An' won't cry for this girl
'cause low girl is due
Please forgive me
My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
Touch clean with a dirty hand
I touched da clean to da waste
Da trash fire is warm
No where safe from da storm
I can't bear ta see
What I've let me be
So wicked an' worn

Bianca nodded as she played both instruments together.

So as I write to ya
O' what is done an' ta do
Maybe you'll understand
An' won't cry for dis girl
'cause low girl is due
Please forgive me
Please forgive me
Please forgive me

Jessica could feel tears well up in her eyes. When the music died down she was the first one to stand up and clap loudly. Everyone else in the packed auditorium stood up and clapped as well as cheered along. Tasha smiled a bit, then she and Bianca got their stuff and left.

Jessica stood up and jumped up on the stage and followed Tasha and Bianca. "Tasha wait!" She called.

Bianca stepped in front of her, "wha'cha'll want?" she asked.

"I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the performance you just put on. Tasha your voice is beautiful, and the lyrics speak for themselves." Jessica turned to Bianca. "And you play the guitar and harmonica very well."

Bianca shrugged, "ain't no stoppin' TJ when she wants ta do somethin'" she said with a wink.

Tasha mock glared at her friend, "thank you for yer input Bones." She said refurring to the Doctor from the original star trek series.

"Ya welcome dahlin'" Bianca said with a grin. Jessica hugged Tasha and smiled warmly before waving a good-bye. Tasha watched her go, before she began to cry, as Bianca hugged her. "Shhh i's s'alright TJ, ain't no one gonna hurt ya, me'n' the others promised ya." She said as she cried a little herself and the two went to their cycles.

Skorr looked over his new form, then at the dead body at his feet. "Where's the food?" he asked his brother who rolled his eyes.

"Ohh shut up, we're here to get you enrolled here, and to see how many humans live here." Takai said as they walked in, both of them wearing leather dusters over black jeans and black t-shirts, Skorr looking like he was a bit younger then Takai.

As they walked into the school, Takai mentally cursed himself for thinking of Sailor Shaula again, and for wanting to kiss her. *It's sick, I'm not supposed to want to kiss an enemy, nor am I supposed to even think about it!* he thought to himself, *I need to do something before I snap*

Brooke turned around a corner and ran into someone hard. She began to fall backwards but was caught mid fall. He staggered backwards then righted himself and the girl he'd run into, "sorry miss" he said, inwardly hating himself for saying sorry, he was a friggin demon for the Neatherealm’s sake, he wasn't supposed to have a conscience.

Looking up into the stranger’s eyes Brooke began to wonder if he really was a stranger. His eyes were so familiar it was creepy. He blinked, smiling a bit. "''cuse me miss but my brother and I are looking for the registration office."

Finally finding her voice Brooke took a step back. "I can take you there if you like." Brooke suggested never taking her eyes off of Takai's.

He nodded, "thanks" he said as he looked over at his brother who was looking like he was bored.

Brooke led the way, often looking over her shoulder at Takai. She stopped out in front of the office door. "Right in there. Ask for Mrs. Matheson."

He nodded and Skorr went inside, "ugh. And I have to study for chem. back at the college." He said. He smiled at her for a moment before Skorr walked back out and the two then left.

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Jessica sat without saying a word on the sofa, starring off into space. "Never knew your cousin could sing that well," Madison said softly.

"To tell you the truth I didn't know she had it in her either."

"She seemed so - so sad," Madison said.

"Yeah, but did you listen to the lyrics? She was saying that she was sorry." Brooke pointed out.

"For what though?" Madison asked, "I mean what was she saying sorry for?"

"The way she treated Jessica I think." Jennifer suggested.

"Ohh" Madison said in confusion, "though who was the friend she was talking about?"

Jessica shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure really."

"Where did she go anyways?" Eclipse asked.

"Not sure, her and Bianca went off somewhere together." Jessica replied.

"Probably going to get into trouble again," Madison said, "still can't believe they trashed Mrs. Matheson's car."

"That was really uncalled for." Alissa pointed out.

"So was punching me in the nose."

"Alright I will agree there, but please try to drop it Madison." Jessica pleaded.

Madison grumbled then looked away, staring off into space. "Think that's why she's been acting the way she has? To prove that she's not the girl you know anymore?"

"Why would she want to do that?" Jessica asked confused.

"Because of the way you talk about her" Brook put in, "I mean you told us how she was more well nicer to people before, but now she's different and she probably got frustrated because she didn't know how to show you how much she changed." She said quietly.

"What should I do?" Jessica asked.

Alissa leaned forward. "You just have to keep trying Jess, don't push her. Just don't give up."

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Skorr grinned as he and Takai appeared near the school, Scorpion, Reptile and the centurion Motaro with them. "Wonder what'll happen if we let Motaro into a school?" he said with a grin.

Motaro chuckled, "endless chaos sire?"

"And mayhem and mass destruction." Skorr said with a grin, "nice wholesome entertainment" he said with a grin.

"Well, have at it Motaro." Skorr ordered.

"As you command my master." He said before he charged the school, broke down the doors and hurled fireballs everywhere.

"Time to rock the party." Skorr said as he and the others entered the school, taking souls. The Stellar Senshi ran in through the remains of the Schools front doors. "Looks like there won't be any school tomorrow!" Sailor Spica said happily before she got an elbow in the stomach.

"Welcome aboard Neatherealm airlines" Skorr crowed.

"Very funny." Sailor Capella deadpanned.

"Thank you thank you thank you." He said as he took a bow and Reptile who had been invisible threw Capella. Reptile reappeared and got into a fighting stance, Scorpion at his side. It was then that the Scouts saw Motaro, whose horns had blood on them. The Senshi got into fighting stances and braced for a possible attack.

"You have defied my masters long enough, now you have to answer to me - MOTARO!!" he said as he lowered his head and charged them.

Everyone jumped to the side, Sailor Pollux put out her foot to trip the large beast.

He tripped, but his tail shot out and grabbed Pollux then threw her into a locker.

Reptile attacked Capella and Spica, with Scorpion helping. Skorr appeared in front of Sailor Sun and began to attack her. Sailor Shaula looked at Takai nervously.

Takai heading for another room, he was looking for Mrs. Matheson. Sailor Shaula followed.

He appeared behind her then attacked, "question - what do you do if you find yourself attracted to the enemy? And you know that it's wrong but you just can't help it?"

Brooke bit her lip nervously. "I..I don't know. I heard of it before, with the Sol Senshi."

He nodded as he looked at her, "only alternative I can think of is either of us killing each other and since I'm a demigod that'll take some doing on your part."

"Why does it have to be death?" Sailor Shaula asked.

"Because I won't surrender and neither will you."

"Is there possible to find a middle ground?" Sailor Shaula ran up so she was now in front of Takai.

"None that I can see, and uncertainty gets one killed in battle." He said as he got into a fighting stance, "now are you going to fight?"

"No." Sailor Shaula shook her head. "I refuse to."

He looked at her calmly, "you refuse to fight an opponent whose only recourse is to kill you?" he asked in surprise.

"If that is his choice."

"What other choice is there? We are enemies, and come the solstice this world will belong to the demons once more."

Sailor Shaula shook her head. "If you going to do it then get it over with!" She clenched her fists tightly at her sides and closed her eyes.

He looked at her, "and how do you want to die?" he asked her.

"Just make it fast." Sailor Shaula pleaded.

He nodded then his body shifted into that of his demon self, and he looked at her, wanting her to run from him.

He moved towards her, backing her into a locker. "Why aren't you running? are you not frightened by my looks?" he asked her.

Sailor Shaula opened her eyes and looked at him "No, I'm not." She replied.

He blinked in surprise, his tail lashing slightly. "Why aren't you?"

"I...I don't know."

He hissed then slammed his fist into the locker beside her. "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST FIGHT ME?!!" he snarled.

"Because I DON'T WANT TOO!" She yelled back.

He blinked then hissed as if he'd been slapped, then grabbed her and kissed her hard on the lips.

*Why can't you?* he asked in her mind.

It was weird to hear someone else's thought in her mind. *Because, because. Oh I don't know. **

*Even if you knew that your world will end?*

*No.* Was Her simply reply.

*Why not?* he asked her, *give me a reason* he asked as his fangs lightly cut her lips again and he withdrew.

"I don't know what it is, I know that you are different then me, very different. But I think that is what attracts me to you."

He looked at her then smiled, "you've given me a reason." He said, *hold still* he commanded.

Sailor Shaula suddenly got very nervous. "What.... What are you going to do?"

*Just trust me* he told her. He then kissed her on the neck, his fangs cutting into her skin lightly, as he did so with a gentleness that surprised her. Sailor Shaula could feel as the teeth pricked her skin, but to her surprise it didn't hurt too much. Just felt like a needle.

He looked at her then lapped the blood with his cool tongue, before cutting his tongue on his fangs, a bit of blood falling onto her neck. *Solvicriantiranium eriousa* he chanted as the bite mark glowed a bit and sealed the claim. Sailor Shaula felt something rush through her veins then her body shuttered for a moment before feeling completely relaxed.

He looked at her, as she felt his thoughts and saw him, as both the demon she had met and as the student she had met earlier.

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